Get ready for the single-use plastic items banstarting on 1 September 2021Designed to be used just once, and then thrown away, many single-use plastic items are part of the growing issue of plastic waste and pollution.

Single-use plastic items included in the ban:

• straws: regular straws, flexible straws, straws with a scoop, cocktail straws and bubble tea straws

• stirrers: hot or cold drink stirrers, swizzle sticks and hot or cold food stirrers

• plates and bowls including single-use expanded polystyrene plates

• cutlery: knives, forks, spoons, teaspoons, sample tasting spoons, soup spoons, chopsticks, splayds and sporks

• expanded polystyrene takeaway food containers and cups.

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All Queensland businesses and not-for-profit organisations will be required to stop supplying the banned single-use plastic items after the ban begins, including supermarkets, cafes, hotels and takeaway food shops.

However, certain businesses can still supply the banned items after the ban has started to ensure that Queenslanders with disability or healthcare needs can still access them.

Learn more at www.qld.gov.au/plasticsban